How to Succeed in CSC 3050
Some free advice from your friendly TAs & USTFs
Achieving Success in 3050
What is success in 3050?
Most of you will feel that success is getting an A in this class
Most of you however, will (probably) not be getting an A
That's OK. You can still succeed without getting an A
True success in 3050 is learning the material
3050 is not an easy course. It covers many topics, many of which will (probably) be new to you
How will I learn the material?
Read the textbook and supplementary material
Learn the things you need before you need them
Do your own research on areas you know less about
I need help with concepts
Read the textbook
Come to office hours and ask your friendly TAs & USTFs for help
Come and see Professor Hsu
Ask a question on Piazza
I need help with a problem or bug
Take a break! Relax a little and come back to the problem later. (This is why we don't do assignments last minute)
First try to solve it on your own with the debugger
Ask on Piazza
Google is your friend
I can't get any answers and I'm confused!
Problem: You can't find the help you need in the textbook/Piazza/online
Solution: Come to our office hours, we won't bite!
Other Advice
Learn how to use GDB before the assignments release
Get comfortable with using the terminal
Using a Linux system for your work could make life easier
Start working on assignments as soon as possible
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